EXTREMADURA


Extremadura is an autonomous comunity located in the west of Spain. It has two provinces: Caceres in the north and Badajoz in the south.

The flag is green, white and black:

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The population of this community is about: 1,105.481 inhab. , and the density is: 26,55 inhab./km2.
Extremadura has two rivers: the Tajo and the Guadiana. It doesn't have any coasts. It is surrounded by four comunities: Andalucia, Madrid, Castille La Mancha, and Castille and Leon.
This is a very beautifull and famous natural park in Extremadura: Valle del Jerte.
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The climate in extremadura is Mediterranean and the summers are very hot and the winters very cold.

A typical food in Extremadura is Iberian Ham, and it is very delicious. Extremadura also has a lot of olives.


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The city of Merida has a lot of tourism because it has a beautifull monument: the Roman Theatre.

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Caceres is also a very famous city because in 2016 it will be the city of Patrimonio De La Humanidad. The old castle is beautifull, and more than one million of people have visited it.
Here is a photo of it:

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There is a vilage near the city of Caceres called El Casar de Caceres and it has a very famous cheese ,La Torta del Casar

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At the soth of the capital of Caceres is Badajoz, also a very visited province.


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This is a beautifull city;the carnivals in Badajoz are very famous. This city has many money because the tertiary sector attract to people of all Extremadura and also of Portugal to buy things, the aliment more saled is Torta de La Serena,a very famous cheese.

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The more economic sector in Extremadura is the primary sector beause there are many olives, country, animals for eat like the pig...




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